 At this point in the battle two leading British officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Brownrigg, 11th Foot, commanding the light infantry detachment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Vassal 38th Foot, were mortally wounded.A forlorn hope was formed by a small detachment of the 54th Foot.This was followed by the combined, elite light infantry and grenadier companies of the regiments involved, as well as the 95th.